Sophie Ecclestone has been omitted from England’s first squad under new head coach Charlotte Edwards, who says the spinner is “physically not quite at 100 per cent yet” after a knee injury.

A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

The Justice Secretary has announced more emergency measures to curb prison overcrowding as she warned jails are on track to be down to “zero capacity” by November. Shabana Mahmood unveiled changes to ...

The trio, representing Sweden, qualified for the last stage of the song contest in Tuesday’s semi-final in Basel, Switzerland.

A dual winner and placed at Group-race level for William Haggas, the five-year-old lost his way in the second half of last season and was subsequently sold by the powerful Shadwell operation, changing ...

The driest spring so far in more than a century is continuing, the Met Office said, as some farmers hope for “substantial” rain amid drought concerns. So far this spring, 80.6mm of rain has been ...

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

A family statement said he “passed away peacefully at St Margaret’s Hospice in Clydebank surrounded by family and friends”.

Lisandro Martinez and Joshua Zirkzee are ruled out of a final that a number of United’s defence are a doubt for, with Yoro joining fellow centre-backs De Ligt and Heaven on the sidelines after limping ...

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...

Tottenham have been dealt a huge blow before the Europa League final after it was announced midfielder Dejan Kulusevski has undergone surgery on his right knee. Kulusevski suffered the injury in ...

Jack Draper was beaten 6-4 6-4 by world number three Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. The British number one was looking to climb to fifth in the ATP rankings with a win, but ...